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1. Estimate of President of Board of Local Improvement - Estimate of President of Board of Local Improvement Charles G. Trusdell, submits an estimate of the cost of local improvement in the Village for the construction of a sewer and connected sewer system for said Village. Gives estimate amounting to $37,500.

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2. Gustavus Swift and family - Extensive genealogy for Gustavus Swift and family. The Swift's were meat packers in Chicago. Gustavus and his son Louis each had a cottage in Lake Bluff. According to the Assessor's records, the Swifts at one time owned lots 5-9 in Block 21, being 701 and 707 Prospect Avenue and land fronting Park Place next to 708 Park Place and lived here as summer residents in late 1890s and early 1900s.

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3. Oath of W. T. Griffith - Oath of W. T. Griffith in which he solemnly swears that he will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that he will faithfully discharge the duties of officer appointed and directed by the County Court of Lake County to make assessment for sewer system for the Village, that he will make a true and just assessment of the cost of said improvement according to law.

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4. Ordinance for the Making and Construction of a Connected Sewer System in Lake Bluff - Ordinance for the Making and Construction of a Connected Sewer System in Lake Bluff Section 1: That a local improvement be made in Lake Bluff by forming, making, establishing, and constructing a sewer and sewers together with the necessary cross and out-let or out-fall sewers, to constitute a sewer system combining various streets into one connected system. Section 2: The recommendation of the Board of Local Improvements of Lake Bluff, providing for such improvement, together with the estimate of the cost thereof, made by the Village Engineer of said Village. Section 3: That said improvement shall be made, and the whole cost be paid for by special assessment in accordance with an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitle "An Act Concerning Local Improvements" Section 4: That the aggregate amount herin ordered to be assessed against the property, shall be divided into 10 installments, the first of which installments shall include 10 percent of the assessment, and the aggregate amount of each of the remaining installments shall be equal in amount and multiples of $100. Section 5: For the purpose of anticipating the collection of the second and succeeding installments of said assessments for said improvement. Section 6: That the Village Attorney be, and he is hereby directed to file a petition in the County Court, in the name of Lake Bluff, praying that steps may be taken to levy a special assessment for said improvement in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and in the manner prescribed by law. Section 7: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 8: This Ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage.

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5. Park Ave. Lake Bluff - Sepia photograph showing cottages on Park Avenue (Park Place).

   Postcard #153 Park Ave.

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6. Park Place - South side of Park Place looking southwesterly

   Slide #407 S side of Park Pl looking SW c. 1920

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7. Project Proposal - Works Progress Administration Project Proposal Project is to remove broken sidewalks and construct new ones on various streets

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8. Recommendation, Estimate, and Ordinance - Recommendation, Estimate, and Ordinance To the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Bluff in which an ordinance is submitted for the making and construction of a connected sewer system in the Village of Lake Bluff.

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9. Sadie Honeywell - Copy of a photo showing Sadie Honeywell on the bridge that crossed the ravine at the end of Park Place. Alba Cromer on the log (?) or Vera Flach (?) Either Mrs. Cromer or Lillian Beall on the bank at the left. Names on reverse. Also see " New 19".

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10. Special Assessment Notice No. 6 - Special Assessment Notice No. 6 - Possibly Drafts Notice given to all person interested that the Board of Trustees of Lake Bluff, having ordered that a local improvement be made in said Village by constructing a sewer or sewers with the necessary cross and out-let or out-fall sewer to constitute a connected sewer system for said Village. Additionally, an assessment of the cost of said improvement according to benefits.

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